{"id":402662,"date":"2019-04-08T01:23:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T00:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/british-army-chief-mocked-on-twitter-for-laughable-video-on-military-scandals-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2019-04-08T01:23:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T00:23:23","slug":"british-army-chief-mocked-on-twitter-for-laughable-video-on-military-scandals-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/british-army-chief-mocked-on-twitter-for-laughable-video-on-military-scandals-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"British Army chief mocked on Twitter for \u2018laughable\u2019 video on military scandals \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/thumbnail\/5caa1cedfc7e93a57d8b457c.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        A stern video posted by the British Army chief has created quite a stir online as many on Twitter mocked the military man\u2019s strange delivery in a production that looked like a BBC parody.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, stands with his hands on his hips in what looks like a computer generated British Army television studio as he delivers a stern talking-to to members of the British Army.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mxLBLI1i-pM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disabling comments on this YouTube channel was 200% the right decision<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Francis Xavier Sowerby Thomas (@FrankyBabes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankyBabes\/status\/1114672950215696385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Is this a parody?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bitsy mcfitzy (@BMcfitzy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BMcfitzy\/status\/1114654166994100229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<p>The three minute video was filmed in response to a series of embarrassing scandals that the military has been embroiled in, which Carleton-Smith said are <em>\u201cdownright unacceptable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Six British Army troops, including a sergeant, were arrested for an alleged attack on a sleeping teenage female soldier last week, in an incident Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said <em>\u201chorrified\u201d<\/em> him.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Parachute Regiment in Kabul, Afghanistan are also under investigation after video circulated showing them using a poster of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as paintball target practice.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more-big\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/455441-corbyn-shooting-british-army\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"read-more-big__container\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"read-more-big__content\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__subtitle\">Also on rt.com<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__title\">Corbyn in the crosshairs: British soldiers filmed firing at photo of Labour leader, army to probe<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__cover lazyload\" data-bgset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xxs\/5ca48a2cfc7e93750d8b4649.jpg 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xs\/5ca48a2cfc7e93750d8b4649.jpg 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/thumbnail\/5ca48a2cfc7e93750d8b4649.jpg 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/m\/5ca48a2cfc7e93750d8b4649.jpg 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/l\/5ca48a2cfc7e93750d8b4649.jpg 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/article\/5ca48a2cfc7e93750d8b4649.jpg 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xxl\/5ca48a2cfc7e93750d8b4649.jpg 1240w&#10;                        \" data-sizes=\"auto\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carleton-Smith said that a police investigation prevented him from speaking further on the assault allegation, but said, <em>\u201cWhere serious allegations are proven against members of the Army, including allegations of a violent or sexual nature, it demonstrates indiscipline that is wildly at odds with the values and standards that represent the fabric of not just our army but the nation&#8217;s army, the British Army.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe British soldier is known for many things: stoicism, a sense of honor and duty, courage, a sense of humour and an honest sense of decency. It&#8217;s what we expect of each other and it&#8217;s no less than the country expects and deserves of its army,\u201d<\/em> he said, adding, <em>\u201cAs the chief of the best army in the world I won&#8217;t stand for anything less.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The video attracted a lot of mockery on social media, as many joked about its myriad peculiarities, including how similar the background is to a bad BBC News or sci-fi set. Many Twitter users commended the sentiment behind the army chief\u2019s address, but poked fun at the production quality, as well as Carleton-Smith\u2019s strange performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Like this story? Share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/455800-british-army-chief-video-mocked\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stern video posted by the British Army chief has created quite a stir online as many on Twitter mocked the military man\u2019s strange delivery in a production that looked like a BBC parody. Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith, stands with his hands on his hips in what looks like a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":402664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-402662","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402662"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402662\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}